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	TITLE-OF-THE-BOOK	AUTHOR(S)	DATE PUB.	APPEAL	VOICE	QUALITY	PURPOSE	LEXILE Fleischer/Kincade	NON FICTION	Concepts	Language/ Issues
HS Yes!	Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success	Matthew Syed	2011	4	4	4	4		NF
lit circle MS indep. read	The Soloist	Lopez, Steve	2008	3	3	3	4	F/K 8-10	NF Yes	homeless mental illness
6th whole class	Wonder	R. J. Palacio	2012	4	4	3	4	790 5-8	F	acceptance, bullying, compassion, courage, friendship
MS	Revolver	Marcus Sedgwick	2009	4	3	4	4	890 7-12	F	gold rush, death of parent, role of weapons in society, perseverance, bravery, family, alaskan wilderness
NO (dry, boring)	Wi-Fi and the Bad Boys of Radio	Alex Hills	2011	2	3	2	2		NF yes	technology, alaska, business
Lit circle or indep. reading	Alice Bliss	Laura Harrington	2011	4	4	4	3	813 10-12	F	war, death, coming of age, loss of parent	YA crossover, difficulty emotionally for younger readers
Indep.reading	Sunrise over Fallujah	Walter Dean Mysers	2008	3	3	3	3	780	F	war
	Sunrise over Fallujah	Walter Dean Myers	2008	3	3	3	2	10th 780	F	war, nationalism	rape scene
indep.readings	Wintergirls	Laurie Halse Anderson	2009	4	4	4	4	10-12 730	F	eating disorders
	Wintergirls	Laurie Halse Anderson	2009	3	4	3	4	10-12 730	F	death due to eating disorders, cutting, OCD, and other social teen issues	haunting dark language and psychological battles may need to be discussed with younger audiences
	Wintergirls	"	"	4	4	3	4	10-12-730	f	Eating disorder, cutting, inability to control life, dealing with death	Battle many teens deal with
NO	Epic	Condor Kostick	2004	3	2	2	2	7/8 780	F
Companion or alternate Mockingbird	Mississippi Trial, 1955	Chris Crowe	2002	3	3	4	3	7-10 870	F	Race
	Mississippi Triali,1955	Chris Crowe	2002	3	3	3	3	870	F	Civil Rights personal ethics
Indepen. read 8th 9th Male	Deadline	Chris Crutcher	2007	3	3	3	3	8-12 880	F	Dying, Family Dysfunction, Teen Pregnancy and many other pertinent social issues	Lots of "F-bombs,"
	Deadline	Chris Crutcher	2007	3	3	3	3	8-12 880	F
	"	''	'	3	3	3	3	8-12-880	F	Many social and personal issues. Realization of importance of telling the truth	Strong Language
Male oriented MS	Pop	Gordon Korman	2009	4	4	3	3	7-10 740	F
	"	"	"	3	3	3	3	7-10-740	F	Inner conflicts, dealing with role playing and making difficult choices. Learning about Alzheimer's disease.	Some strong language
Indep. read	Longitude	Dava Sobel	1995	3	3	3	3	8-12 1320	NF Yes	Scientific Debate
MS whole class through 8th	Bruiser	Neal Shusterman	2011	3	3	3	3	820	F	good character development and deals with child abuse issues and bullying
Indep. reading	Unwind	Neal Shusterman	2007	4	4	4	3	740	F	Social issues dealing with reproductive rights
Strong response MS -9th lit or whole class	Revolution	Ying Chang Compenstine	2007	3	4	3	4	740L	F (Based on NF)	Surviving through the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Easy read indep. read	Revolution is not a Dinner Party	Ying Chang Compestine	2007	4	4	3	4	740(7th)	F(hist fict)	Chinese Cultural Revolution
	Winnies War	Jenny Moss	2009	3	3	3	3	740 (7th)	F(hist fict)	Spanish Influenza Pandemic
Awesome indep. reading	The Running Dream	Wendelin Van Draanen	2011	4	4	3	3	7th & 8th	F	a competitive runner loses her leg
Whole class ties in with AM. history also HS history see JOY's plans	Sources of Light	Margaret McMullan	2010	3	4	3	3	7th and 8th 840 and poss. see Joy's plans(fast read)	F	Segregation
	Bruiser	Neal Shusterman	2010	3	2	3	2	820 (8-10)	F
indep. read MS/HS	Unwind	Neal Shusterman	2007	4	3	4	4	740 (8-12)	F (sci fi)
No: indep. only HS only	Want To Go Private	Sara Darer Littman	2011	4	4	4	3	750 (HS?)	F	Deals with internet predator	graphic descriptions of sex
	Sources of Light	Margaret McMullan	2010	4	4	3	3	840 (7-9)	F (historical fiction)	Civil rights
	Sources of Light	Margaret McMullan	2010	4	4	3	4	840 (7-9)	F (historical fiction)	Desegregation and Civil Rights Movement
indep. read	Unwind	Neal Shusterman	2007	3	4	3	4	740 (8-12)	F (sci fi)	Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice	Too much of a political agenda being pushed
MS whole class6-8	Stuck in Neutral	Terry Trueman	2001	4	3	3	4	820L	F	Illness, Family, right to life
NO	The Body of Christopher Creed	Carol Plum-Ucci	2000	3	2	3	3	720L	F	Murder, alienation / difference, small town pressure	Teens are characterized too thinly here. Feels like an adult trying too hard to sound 17. Rings hollow.
9th grade whole class or indep, Male perspective	My Name Is Not Easy	Debby Dahl Edwardson	2011	4	4	4	4	830L (7-10)	F (historical fiction)	BIA schools in Alaska
	The Soloist	Steve Lopez	2008	2	3	3	4	FK10	NF Yes	Mental Illness, Friendship, Acceptance
Teachers NO not for student population Too long Hard to piece together	The Social Animal	David Brooks	2011	3	3	3	4	Unavailable (10-12)	NF Yes	Sociology, Physiology, and Biology	Lots of info is often broken down into bits and pieces. Great for discussion but hard to piece together.
	Mississippi Trial	Chris Crowe	2002	4	4	4	4	870	Hist Fict	civil rights Emmett Till
NO!!!	Looking for Alaska	John Green	2005	3	3	2	2	930 (9-10)	fict	coming of age
Indep. read lit cir MS	Divergent	Veronica Roth	2012	4	4	3	4	920(7-8)	fiction	sci fi
indep. /lit circles MS	Bamboo People	Mitali Perkins	2011	3	4	4	3	680(11-14)	F	current	male political
hs prequel to Frankenstein	This Dark Endeavor	Kenneth Oppel	2011	4	4	4	4		fiction
MS-9th lit cir. indep females	Cinder	Marissa Meyer	2012	3	3	3	2	790	sci fi fairy tale
Indep. read 8th 9th	An Abundance of Katherines	John Green	2008	3	4	2	1	890	Math probablility Fiction	male protagonist
8th with oversight 9th (already) Was written for MS in mind	The Absolute True Diary of a Part Time Indian	Sherman Alexie	2007	4	4	3	3	600	F	Male alienation escape perserverance	Language some sexual
HS could be segmented for MS Resounding YES	The Watch that Ends the Night	Allan Wolf	2011	4	4	3	2	750	researched historical fiction	Multiple voices Titantic	Prose
HS Good discussion for small groups. Higher level of understand needed as references from past students may not be able to relate to	They Shoot Canoes, Don't They	Patrick McManus	2010	3	4	4	2	11-12	F	Humor. Relationship from childhood to adult hood adding humorous interjections.	lots of adult references students today may not be able to understand
MS-HS males good for group discussion	Whale Talk	Chris Crutcher	2010	3	3	3	3	8-12	F	Prejudice, learning cope and understand in times of adversity. Acceptance. Personal truggles to succeed	Some language
MS Great for easy read and Venn Diagram using movie/book especially for lower level readers	Because of Winn Dixie	Kate DiCammillo	2000	4	3	3	4	MS	F	Ability to relate to situations of human relationships with each other and a special dog. Easy to understand providing empathy	Dialect

The Diary of Anne Frank 1952 3 4 4 4 1080 (8) NF



Mississippi Trial, 1955...Chris Crowe...2002...3 4 4 4...870...Historical Fiction/Non Fiction...The death of Emmett Till told from a white boy's perspective...No issues, excited about this

Looking for Alaska...John Green...2005...930...3...3...2...1... fiction... language, sex, drinking, and not a great book besides that, would not reccommend